If the pilot bearing is shot you need to look carefully at the input shaft. If it is chewed up it will need to be replaced. That diesel bearing may look like it fits. When the flywheel goes on it will collapse the outer shell and the input shaft will not be able to spin free or it may even jam as the trans is being reinstalled.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mark Milby
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 8:43 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Pilot bearing failure

You guys were right. After pulling the bearing, all of the pieces where contained in the end of the crankshaft. So it is all cleaned up and I am putting in the diesel style pilot bearing and doing away with the felt washer and retaining ring.

Thanks for the help

On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:49 PM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> assuming this is a waterboxer ..
> is the felt seal and retaining ring for it there ?
>
> I've seen many missing.
>
>
> On 8/13/2015 10:14 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark wrote:
>
>> Exactly. No way for the pilot bearing bits to get into the engine.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> PSD wrote:
>>
>>> I'm pretty sure the pilot bearing goes into a blind hole.  That's 
>>> the way it is on most engines.  You shouldn't have any problem.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On 
>>> Behalf Of Mark Milby
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:54 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Pilot bearing failure
>>>
>>> So where do all of the little roller in the pilot bearing go when it 
>>> has catastrophic failure. Many of them were on the flywheel. What I 
>>> am worried about is the ones that potentially went into the motor. 
>>> Is that possible.
>>> It is to dark to see through the hole in the crankshaft.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

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